** Shares of gold and copper explorer Rimfire Pacific Mining
RIM.AX rise as much as 144.4% to A$0.022 - set to mark best
day if gains hold
** Co says recent aircore drilling at the Currajong prospect
of the Avondale Project in New South Wales intersected
significant nickel-cobalt mineralisation urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX1y7Vqh
** Shares hit their highest since March 22, 2018
** More than 104.6 mln shares change hands, 60 times the
30-day average of 1.7 mln shares
** As of last close, stock up 12.5% this year
(Reporting by Himanshi Akhand in Bengaluru)
((Himanshi.Akhand@thomsonreuters.com;))